What happened to the Xuzhou kindergarten explosion?

On June 15, at 16:48, an explosion occurred on the east side of the gate of Innovation Kindergarten in Feng County, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province. As of 23:00 that day, the explosion killed 8 people and injured 65 people, 8 of whom were seriously injured. The public security department initially determined that the incident was a criminal case.

What happened after the explosion?

According to a reporter from Beiqing Daily, the owner of a merchant near the kindergarten said that he heard a "bang" around 5 o'clock. After going out, he found an explosion at the entrance of the kindergarten less than 100 meters away. . According to him, there were many people there when he was picking up his children from school.

The live video sent by witnesses showed that after the explosion, there were suspected to be multiple parents and children lying on the ground at the entrance of the kindergarten. Objects were scattered on the ground, and many people had blood stains on their bodies. A reporter from Beiqing Daily noticed that due to the explosion, some people were naked and many people had obvious trauma.

After the accident, the relevant responsible persons from Xuzhou and Feng County rushed to the scene to carry out disposal, and the investigation of the cause of the incident and the aftermath are being carried out intensively.

Emergency plan After the incident, the provinces, cities and counties immediately launched the emergency plan and made every effort to organize rescue. So far, all the injured have been treated at Fengxian People's Hospital and Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. Severe patients have been transferred to relevant hospitals in Xuzhou for treatment. The province and city sent experts to the hospital for rescue. All comfort work for the casualties and their families was carried out simultaneously.

Main leaders of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government immediately rushed to Feng County to guide the disposal work. The main leaders of Xuzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government rushed to the scene to organize and direct. After verification, the Innovation Kindergarten had not yet left school when the explosion occurred, and there were no casualties among teachers and students.

After on-site investigation, visits and collection of relevant information by the public security department, it was initially determined that the incident was a criminal case and the suspect was initially identified. The public security department is organizing capable forces to conduct an all-out investigation.